"But we spoke about it and she’s so busy with Freddie and she’s got so much on her plate that I felt like it was pressuring her. I said 'I don’t need you to be my bridesmaid, you’re coming to the wedding regardless and if it’s easier on both of us with all the commitment, how do you feel about just coming to the wedding as a guest?' And she was really happy about it and said it was nice to hear that I thought about it like that."

Addressing rumours of a feud, the reality TV star added: "We both don’t need that label. You don’t have to be a bridesmaid to know that we are good friends. We're very honest with each other."

Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland invited OK! Magazine to the first Love Island wedding as they tied the knot [OK! Magazine]

Olivia previously revealed that Cara was happy about the decision [Olivia Buckland/Instagram]

After fresh reports circulated that Olivia and Cara’s friendship had hit the rocks following Olivia’s decision to axe her from the bridal party, Cara admitted: “I am upset, I didn’t expect it, I didn’t know that it was going to happen. We literally just got back from the hen do so to me it was a massive shock.

She did, however, wish her former co-star well on her big day, adding: “I want Olivia to have the best day. It’s about what she wants, it’s her day. If she doesn’t want me to be part of it then that’s her decision.

“It’s gonna be amazing, she’s gonna look beautiful and Alex is going to look so handsome. It’s going to be a lovely day.”

Cara has admitted she's unsure if her, Nathan and their son Freddie will attend the wedding [Getty]

Putting herself in Olivia’s place, after Nathan proposed to her in July, Cara continued: “I’ve chosen my bridesmaids now, I don’t think I could do that to someone and still expect them to come to the wedding. I think it’s a bit embarrassing.”

Discussing the pair’s friendship, which formed when they met on the second series of the hit ITV2 show in 2016, the mum of one confessed: “We’ve maybe took a couple of steps back in our relationship but we’re still friends and I hope she has an amazing day, but a couple of steps back and I’m sure we’ll come those steps forward in time.”

Olivia and Alex's wedding featured a whole host of stars, including Gabby Allen, Pete Wicks and TOWIE's Jon Clark - but Cara was notably missing.